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fi Oro~o W.ekly Times, Wednesday, Pebruary 9, 1994 ) Local group seeks funding, for Orono Drop-in Centre A Support Group in Orono for the Orono Drop-In Centre met last Thursday afternoon with a Mr. Gary Adams of the Ontario Ministry ýof Culture, Tourism, and Recreation. The meeting had been arranged by Councillor Ann Dreslinski. Rev. Mervyn Russell chaired the meeting. Others present were: Mrs. Carol Yeo, Mr. John Thomson, Mrs. Kathy Coatham, Mr. Roy Forrester and Counilor Ann Dreslinski. The purpose of the meeting was te explore possible provincial funding te assist the operation of a Drop-In Centre in Orono. The Drop-In Centre opened te the youth of the cemmunity as of the first of January and is held in a 600 square foot space in the Old Mil on Main Street just north of the intersection with Mil Street. It is reported that ten volunteers do assist with the Centre which is open Tuesday and Thursday eve-nings. At the present volunteers and youth are devising a progrars for Aikenhead set to build The way bas been cleared for Aikenhead warehouse te start their building in the Town of Whitby on a 22 acre site on Victoria -Street just east of Thickson Road east. The firm expects te hired 200 full time and part time employees. A number of businesses that were oppesing the Aikenhead proposai h ave withdrawn their objection which were at the Ontario Municipal Board. Offer goes only west to Bowmanville A new, proposai put forth by Bell Canada effering a cheaper rate for a specific tixne element i long distance cals for the Greater Golden Horseshoe area stops at the Bowmanville telephone exchange. Newcastle Village and Orono are both excluded. Bel bas offered five heurs of long distance cali time for a monthly charge of $ 14.95. The proposai bas te be approveti first by the CRTC before it couid go into effect. Bell in 1993 offered an extension of the free calling area in the Greater Herse Shoe area but it was turned aside by the CRTC. Drop in recycling Due te a drop in recydling in Durham eleven full time and eight temporary employees have been laid off fer a possible three months. It is being stated that the volume is just flot up te that of former years. As well some sorting bas been eliminated as it is being undertaken by the purchasers of the recyclable items such as plastic bottles and cans. the two days a week. Presently rentais are the major expenditure, from funds provided through the Outreach Prograrn of the Kirby United Church congregation. Mr. Adams outlined the procedure in making application for funding and for what purposes, funding may be available. He said it was important te have a streng organizatien supporting the program and that the program, itself muet the neetis of the youth. He said he was aware that net ail youth want te play organized sports and that in many cases these youth are being left eut of local recreational epportunities. With the information obtained from Mr. Adams the local Support Group are te meet on February l2th te further correlate information for an application of funding. Mr. Adams did state that if funding was approved for rentai of space it would only be for a short period of time. Kinsmen purchase police cruiser The Kinsmen Club of Oshawa bas purchased and equipped a 1994 Lumina APV van for the Regional Police departinent. The fuily equipped cruiser cost a total of $27,000. It wiil be mainly used for cemmunity work in south Oshawa. Peterborough/TO air flights Passenger air service between Peterborough and Toronto is expectedt t start next menth. The service would bc previded by the Pembroke-based Pem-Air and Peterboro would bc a stop-off be- tween Pembroke and Teronto. Oshawa mid-wife delivers at hospital An Oshawa midwife along with doctors and nurses at Markham hospitai set histery with the first midwife delivery in a hospital in Ontario. Midwives have been practicing in Ontario over the past twelve years but it is the first a delivery was made by a midwife in a hospital. Parking meters vandalized Damage bas been estimated at $8,000 after 22 parking meters in a Claringten-ewned parking lot were vandalized. The lot is located on Silver Street just south of Church Street. A showing of the Group of Seven The Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa bas been awarded $20,000 te help with an exhibition te mark the Group of Seven 75th anniversary. The anniversary is te be recognized in 1995. The exhibition is te be known as "Tom Thompson: The Last Spring". The exhibition wil feature 38 painings from the lat spring of Thompson life. Nab thieves with coats Police nabbed four Toronto- area men near Newcastle Village after the men had stoien 25 leather and suede coats in a Peterborough store on Friday. The coats were valued at $3,300. Police stopped a van in which the men were travelling and reclaimed the coats and laid charges on ail four men. Agnes Store remain open Aithough a number of Agnew Shoe stores are te close, 54 outlets, the outiet in the Oshawa Centre is te continue operatien. Stores in Peterborough and Lindsay are aise te romain open. Region rejects Pickering request The Regioln of Durham bas rejected a request from the Town of Pickering that a search begin for a "wiling host" te accept the regions garbage when existing dumps are full. Pickering was of the opinion that the Interim Waste Authority would net be able te have new dumps operating by the time they are needed. The resolution was defeated 21 to 4. Regional chairman Gary Herremna stated that the region bas ne legai right te look for its own dump. The authority is presently held by the province. Shopping mal for Aax Work wiil start this spring on a 60 acre new shopping centre in Ajax featuring large major stores including Costco Warehouse Club. The mail is a development of Markborough preperties. When cempleted the mail will consist of 750,000 sq. ft. of leased space. Durham M.P. joins finance committee Durham M.P. Alex Shepherd has been appointed te the federal gevernment's finance cemmittee. Sheph erd bas said he iritends te give seme stimuleus te small and medium sized businesses and get geverfiment eut of people's way. The members of Durham aise bas saîd a referm ef the GST is a top priority and that the committee wili take a consultative approach te change of the hated tax. Close out Art festival After four years the cemmittee in charge of the Ganaraska Arts Festival have decided te set aside the Art Festival this year. Limited cash, the ongeing recessien and the lack of cemmunity support have been given as reasons te take a breather this year and te sit back and consider the future of the event. Development for Newcastle VIllage Plan proposes Funeral, facili»ty/medicaloffice A proposai bas been put forth involved te demolish a centn te the Municipality of Clarington portion of the existing buildii requiring a rezoning te allow the land thus have twe separai developmnent of a funerai service buildings te provid establishment and a professional/ accommodation for funen medical office at 386 Miii Street services and a professioe South in Newcastle Village. al/medical office. The application was the There was ne objection te tI subject of a public hearing on proposai. at the public meeting. Monday and was submitted on Council was toid that thei behaif of Harold Wagg and would be a landscaped bufi( Arnoid Young. between the parking lots an The building involved is other properties ithe area. Tii owned by the Memorial Hospital were aise told that the parkir Foundation and was a former plans submitted was more tha nursing home in the Village of needed as required by tL Newcastle. The property was municipality. some time ago a consideration of The proposai bas been refern another rezening te aliow a back te the planning staff for medical office and other purposes further report at a time whena fer the community as day care comments have been receive centre. from commentinir agencies. trai ing Lte ide ýal n - the lre 'fer ind hey ng han he Ted )ra ail ed It is the intent of those THE CÂTERING CONNECTION SOCIAL CATERERS -~ Our Speciality Family Stylp Roast Beef Dinner Weddimgs- Anniversaries - Business Functions Hockey Basebal Bowling Banquets HOT - COLD - BUFFETS FRED, PATRICIA, RODNEY STORSBERGEN Box 416, Orono, Ont. LOB iMO 983-9679 QUOTATION SEALED QUOTATIONS, from contractors/suppliers, interested in being registered on the Municipal Registry of Equipment Rentai Services for such equipment specified below, addressed to the Corporation of the Municipaiity of Clarington, Purchasing Office, 40 Temperance Street, BowmanviIie, Ontario, Li C 3A6, wilI be received on the forms and in the envelope provided until the specified closing time and date. Quotation documents may be obtained from the Purchasing Offi!ce at the above address. Requirements for rentai equipment are isted below as follows: Bulldozer (not iess than 200 hp) Bulldozer s mail (not less thani 40 hp> Crawler Loaders Dragline (3/4 yard minimum) Excavators Front End Loaders - Rubber Tired (11/2 - 3 cu. yards) Gradails Portable Compressor (125 to 150 C.F. M.) Push Scrapers (not iess than 20 cu. yards> Screeners (topseil and sand) Self Propeiled Relier (2 to 5 tonne) Shouider Grader (75 to 90 hp with window eliminator) Single Axîn Cab and Chassis to be outfitted with Municipaiity's 6 yd. sander Single Axie Truck with plow and wing Smooth Drum Rouler (54") Smooth Drum Rouler (84") Snow Biowers Tractor Driven (net iess than 50 hp) Tandem Dump Trucks Tandem Truck to be outfitted with Municipality's 12 yd. sander Tandem Truck with plow and wing Track Mounted Backhoes Vibratory Rouler (84") Quotation Q94-2 - Closing Time & Date: 1994 Equipmnent Rentais 4:00 p.m. (Local'Time> Friday, February 25, 1994 Ail bids wili be subject te the terms and conditions setforth in quetation documents. oNICPA OF Date of Publication: Wednesday, February 9, 1994 Mrs. Lou Ann Birkett, A.M.C.T.(A) Purchasing & Suppiy Agent Telephene: (416) 623-3379 Ext. 268 P.O. 3033 , , J', ý" Il9ýýl , """ .. .... . ....... -.-.b